Christina Dwight

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Honolulu, HI Multi-Family Market

The Honolulu multi-family market offers unique investment opportunities—from stabilized income properties in established neighborhoods to repositioning plays in emerging districts. Below are select apartment buildings currently available for sale across O'ahu. Christina represents both buyers and sellers in these transactions, providing market intelligence on both sides of the deal.

Why Now May Be the Right Time to Sell Your Apartment Building

HONOLULU APARTMENT BUILDING MARKET

Why Now May Be the Right Time to Sell Your Apartment Building

Honolulu's multi-family market is experiencing a unique convergence of factors favoring sellers: historically low cap rates, strong buyer competition, and institutional capital seeking Hawai'i assets. Whether you're planning estate transitions, portfolio rebalancing, or 1031 exchanges, current market conditions provide exceptional exit opportunities. Christina Dwight helps property owners navigate timing decisions with confidential market analysis and strategic positioning that maximizes returns.

Honolulu Apartment Building FAQa

Marketing timeline varies based on property size, pricing strategy, and market conditions. Well-positioned properties with strong financials typically attract offers within 30-90 days. However, the complete transaction—from listing to close—averages 90-180 days due to buyer due diligence, financing, and closing coordination. Christina's targeted marketing approach identifies qualified buyers early, reducing time on market while maintaining confidentiality.

Not always. Strategic improvements that increase net operating income (NOI) can justify higher pricing, but costly cosmetic updates rarely provide equivalent returns in multi-family sales. Christina conducts a pre-listing analysis to identify high-impact improvements versus those better left to the buyer. In many cases, selling "as-is" to value-add investors maximizes net proceeds.

Confidentiality is critical in apartment building sales—especially to avoid alarming existing tenants or alerting competitors. Christina uses blind marketing materials, requires buyer NDAs before property disclosure, and controls all property access. Only financially qualified, serious buyers receive detailed information about your building.

Selling an investment property triggers capital gains taxes and depreciation recapture. However, a 1031 exchange allows you to defer taxes by reinvesting proceeds into replacement property. Christina works with experienced 1031 intermediaries and can help identify replacement properties that align with your investment goals. Consult your CPA for specific tax guidance.

Yes. Christina represents both property owners selling apartment buildings and investors acquiring them. This dual perspective provides unique market intelligence—understanding what buyers value most helps position seller properties effectively, while knowing seller motivations helps buyers structure competitive offers.

What Makes Honolulu Apartment Buildings Exceptional Investments

Work With Christina

Don’t leave money on the table. Make sure you’re getting the best value for your multifamily apartment property. CIS is THE expert in multifamily investments throughout Hawaii. Put our expansive market knowledge to work for you and your family. Lots of brokers do Everything: residential sales, warehouse, office, and industrial sales & leasing—any deal that walks in the door. At CIS, we specialize in multifamily. Unlike our competitors, who dabble in multiple sectors, we do not pretend to know everything to land every deal. Christina’s mission is to provide exemplary, personalized service for multifamily investors. She is laser-focused on providing the best marketing and exposure, identifying capable buyers, and proactively addressing their concerns so that the process is as stress-fee as possible. Christina can help you get the best deal, sell your property quickly, and make sure there are no loose strings after closing. Commercial Investment Strategies is the only firm in Hawaii exclusively engaged in apartment building buying and selling.

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